The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a UK-based trade organization to boost collaboration on a bilateral space supply chain.
The MOU was signed by Lewis Chen (陳立偉), director general of ITRI’s Commercialization and Industry Service Center, and Alun Williams, deputy director of the space sector team at ADS Group, a trade organization representing the aerospace, defense and security industries.
The signing ceremony was held at the Taiwan-UK Space Supply Chain Partnership Forum on the sidelines of the two-day Space-Comm Expo in London.
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Williams told the ceremony that the memorandum is aimed at promoting greater industry interaction between Taiwan and the UK, not only in the space induxstry, but also in related sectors that could benefit from the partnership.
The collaboration is crucial for the UK’s supply chains, economic growth and national security, Williams said, adding that ADS Group has worked with Taiwan for several years, with recent exchanges in the space sector growing particularly strong.
Representative to the UK Vincent Yao (姚金祥) said that Taiwan has world-class innovation and advanced manufacturing, and that the complementary strengths of Taiwan and the UK would create many opportunities for cooperation.
Taiwanese companies participating in the forum included Chunghwa Telecom, Compal Electronics, Phasetrum and Tron Future, representing a mix of large, small and start-up firms, ITRI said.
Discussions covered satellite communications, payload technology, ground equipment and system integration, the institute said.
London-based ADS Group has considerable industry integration capabilities and international influence, and that formally establishing the partnership platform was strategically significant for Taiwanese suppliers seeking to enter the European market, ITRI said.
The MOU covered five key areas of cooperation — supply chain development; technology development and application integration; start-up support; knowledge sharing and talent cultivation; and government and policy collaboration, the institute added.
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